WHILE THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF CRANES, THEY ALL HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAKE MANY JOBS MUCH EASIER BY BEING ABLE TO LIFT ENORMOUS WEIGHT. BUT THEY ALSO SHARE THE POTENTIAL FOR DANGER WHEN THEY ARE NOT OPERATED SAFTLY.
CRANE-RELATED ACCIDENTS ARE OFTEN SERIOUS, DUE TO THE CUMBERSOME AND HEAVY LOAD THAT ARE LIFTED. A SMALL MISCACULATION, OR A BRIEF MOMENT OF INATTETION, AND DISASTER COULD STRIKE. ONCE A LOAD FALLS NOT MUCH CAN BE TO STOP IT, AND THERE IS LITTLE TIME FOR PEOPLE TO SAFELY MOVE OUT OF THE WAY. A CO-WORKER COULD BE INJURED, OR EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT COULD BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.... INCLUDING THE CRANE ITSELF.
IT IS ESTIMATED THAT OVER 90% OF CRANE-RELATED ACCIDENTS ARE CAUSED BY HUMAN ERROR. SO IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR EMPLOYEES TO LEARN HOW TO WORK WITH CRANES SAFELY. THEY NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE PROPER PREPARATION, EQUIPMENT AND ATTITUDE, COSTLY ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES CAN BE AVOIDED
OBJECTIVES
BE ABLE TO CONDUCT A THOROUGH INSPECTION OF BOTH THEIR WORKSITE AND THE CRANES THEY ARE WORKING WITH
UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCES AND THE SIMILARITIES AMONG THE MAJOR TYPE OF CRANES
BE FAMILIAR WITH BOTH GENERAL AND OPERATIONAL CRANE SAFETY DEVICES AND KNOW HOW THEY FUNCTION
KNOW THE BEST METHODS OF LIFTING AND LOWERING A LOAD
BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE AND USE STANDARD HAND SIGNALS TO DIRECT DIFFERENT CRANE OPERATIONS
CRANE-RELATED ACCIDENTS ARE OFTEN SERIOUS, DUE TO THE CUMBERSOME AND HEAVY LOAD THAT ARE LIFTED. A SMALL MISCACULATION, OR A BRIEF MOMENT OF INATTETION, AND DISASTER COULD STRIKE. ONCE A LOAD FALLS NOT MUCH CAN BE TO STOP IT, AND THERE IS LITTLE TIME FOR PEOPLE TO SAFELY MOVE OUT OF THE WAY. A CO-WORKER COULD BE INJURED, OR EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT COULD BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.... INCLUDING THE CRANE ITSELF.
IT IS ESTIMATED THAT OVER 90% OF CRANE-RELATED ACCIDENTS ARE CAUSED BY HUMAN ERROR. SO IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR EMPLOYEES TO LEARN HOW TO WORK WITH CRANES SAFELY. THEY NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE PROPER PREPARATION, EQUIPMENT AND ATTITUDE, COSTLY ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES CAN BE AVOIDED
OBJECTIVES
BE ABLE TO CONDUCT A THOROUGH INSPECTION OF BOTH THEIR WORKSITE AND THE CRANES THEY ARE WORKING WITH
UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCES AND THE SIMILARITIES AMONG THE MAJOR TYPE OF CRANES
BE FAMILIAR WITH BOTH GENERAL AND OPERATIONAL CRANE SAFETY DEVICES AND KNOW HOW THEY FUNCTION
KNOW THE BEST METHODS OF LIFTING AND LOWERING A LOAD
BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE AND USE STANDARD HAND SIGNALS TO DIRECT DIFFERENT CRANE OPERATIONS